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Fugitive Nazi collaborator Papon arrested in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 Maurice Papon, the former pro-Nazi Vichy official who fled France rather than face prison for his role in sending Jews to Nazi death camps, has been arrested in Switzerland, Swiss federal police said Friday. Papon, 89, was arrested in the Bernese Oberland resort region, according to the Federal Police Office, which said it was acting…

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Berne Kunsthalle museum shows minimalist art

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999

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Papon: The man and his life

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 Maurice Papon, a former official of the pro-Nazi Vichy regime who later rose to be a French cabinet minister, was arrogant and defiant and never showed the slightest remorse for his wartime behavior. The charges against Papon stem from the period in World War II, when he was prefect for the Gironde region of south-western…

Fugitive Papon was in Switzerland last week

This content was published on Oct 21, 1999 (AP) — Maurice Papon, who said he has fled France to avoid being jailed for his role in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II, was in Switzerland last week, a foreign ministry spokesman said Thursday. Papon was in the western Swiss town of Martigny from October 11 to 15, said spokesman…

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U.S. court decision in Swiss boy’s case prompts flood of angry reactions

This content was published on Oct 20, 1999 The Swiss foreign ministry was swamped with calls Wednesday from people outraged by a judge’s ruling in the United States that an incest case against an 11-year-old Swiss-American boy can proceed, a spokeswoman said. “We’ve never had anything like this before,” said Monika Schmutz, adding that the ministry was “bombarded by fax and e-mail” after…

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U.S. court puts 11-year-old Swiss-American boy on trial on incest charges

This content was published on Oct 20, 1999 A United States court has ruled that an 11-year-old boy will be tried on incest charges for allegedly sexually molesting his five-year-old sister. The case has sparked outrage in Switzerland, where many people doubt the charges and take a very critical view of the legal proceedings. The boy, who has dual Swiss-American citizenship and is…

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Aarau art museum marks anniversary with special project

This content was published on Oct 19, 1999 null

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Prosecution demands prison terms for postal robbers

This content was published on Oct 19, 1999 A Zurich district prosecutor Tuesday demanded prison sentences of between five and eight years for the defendants in the “postal robbery of the century” trial. Prosecutor Rolf Jäger said that seven of those accused should be sent to prison, while the eighth defendant should be sent to a special correctional institution. The maximum sentence Jäger…

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Paula Charles exposes seedy Swiss nightlife

This content was published on Oct 18, 1999

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Switzerland’s biggest broadcaster launches mobile DAB

This content was published on Oct 15, 1999 Switzerland’s biggest broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, on Friday expanded its Digital Audio Broadcasting network by introducing mobile DAB services. The move means that customers can now receive CD-quality radio transmissions via satellite, cable and mobile receivers. SBC said that customers in the Berne region would be the first to tap into the new service…

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